Organizers of the Touch of Flavor Festival at Canton's DuBurns Arena have billed it as an event to get educated on topics like erotic bondage. The company's website on Thursday said attendees could be topless for the classes, and full nudity would be allowed for an after-party.

DuBurns Arena sits in an area where families come for the playground, waterfront views and the athletic fields. But over the weekend of May 18, the arena is scheduled to host the festival.

According to its website, the adults-only event is for those who want to "spice things up" and make the most out of their relationships. The two-day festival includes classroom sessions on things like role play, erotic massage and sexual skills and techniques. It also includes workshops on topics like rope bondage.

Most people 11 News spoke with in Canton hadn't heard of the festival. Their reviews on it were mixed.

"Bondage? No. I don’t think so. Not next to a playground," one woman said.

"I feel like if it's a city-owned building and those people are paying funds to use the building, then I'm all for it," one man said.

"For the mixed crowd in this area, they would love stuff like this," another man said.

The city owns the property, but a representative said it has no control over what gets booked. Since the contract is between the property manager and the event organizer, the city doesn't have the power to veto the event if it wanted to.

The arena's current property manager, Coppermine, took over all existing contracts in January, including the Touch of Flavor Festival.

"Coppermine was completely unaware of what the event entailed. They were completely in the dark about what the intention of what the 'banquet' was meant to be," said Coppermine attorney Susan Green.

She said there is a contract they have to honor, but since the company has a family friendly focus, she said the festival will be shut down if organizers offer everything on the website.

"We put them on notice. We have no idea what they intend to do, but there will be no nudity or sex acts. There'll be nothing inappropriate," Green said.

There was no mention on the website of sex acts. Just prior to 11 News' 11 p.m. report on Thursday, the section about nudity was also removed.

An event organizer told 11 News that she plans to respond to inquiries about the festival soon.